It's based currently on TANF funding is not allocated to states based on poverty. Let me repeat that the way that it is allocated right now is not based on need. Instead, States are allocated TANF dollars based on what they've received in 1996, nearly 30 years ago. not the number of children and families below the poverty level today. And as a result of population changes, republican states get significantly less money in TANF allocation than Democrat states. (01:45–01:52)
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Asserts that TANF allocations are based on 1996 funding levels.
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